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Thomas Jones’ 25-point performance not only helped lift McQuaid to an easy 91-64 victory over East in an RCAC boys basketball game Friday, but it also helped the Knights clinch the Division A league title.

Windell Lucas and Zion Morrison each scored 21 points for the Eagles.

“Lucas and Morrison are special scorers,” said McQuaid coach Jack Leasure, whose Knights are now 12-2 in the conference. “They get their own no matter what it seems like.”

The East duo weren’t the only ones to put up big numbers, as McQuaid’s Division I-prospect Isaiah Stewart, in just his fourth game back from injury, chipped in with 21 points and 13 rebounds.

Jones, a junior guard, also made his return from injury four games ago and Leasure said it took some time to work the players back in the system.

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McQuaid's Isaiah Stewart finds himself alone under the basket and goes up for the dunk against East.(Photo: Jamie Germano/@jgermano1/Staff Photographer)

“It was a challenge to start,” Leasure said. “When they both came back everyone expected it to be good right away, but it’s a whole season for a reaso. We didn’t play well as a team in the first week (with them back) and we utilized our practice time to focus on things we needed to improve on.”

Leasure coached his team to a second-straight Division A title despite missing two key players a majority of the season.

“It says a lot about the whole team and just how selfless guys are to fill in roles and put the team first,” said Leasure, who beat the Eagles a year ago to the day to clinch the title last season. “This is a team that everybody is now putting first.”

It was Senior Night for McQuaid, and one in particular stood out to Leasure.

“Tyler Cyrus didn’t score a ton but did a ton of wonderful things for us protecting the ball and finding open guys,” Leasure said of Cyrus, who had seven rebounds and five assists. “The ball moves better when he’s on the floor. He’s our only senior starter and he played a really special game tonight.”